A Dream Life On The Water In An Amazing House Boat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2020
- So many of us aspire to own a home close to the water, and it doesn’t get any closer than this! Inspired by the incredible float homes of British Columbia, this house boat in Auckland, New Zealand is sure to impress.
Perfectly fitting into a 12 meter marina berth, this floating home (affectionally named Blue Turtle) is wonderfully designed to be open, spacious and fully featured despite its compact size. The home has two bedrooms, a spacious bathroom and enjoys a wonderful open plan kitchen, dining and living space upstairs, all with wrap around decks for amazing indoor / outdoor living.
Located so close to Auckland City, this house boat has panoramic views across the marina and over towards the city beyond. For Olivia and Ryan, it’s a home which enables them to live a dream lifestyle, close to town and yet in a place where they can feel as though they are on permanent holiday.
Enjoy the tour of this wonderful home on the water.
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Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston
Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston
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This place was an absolute dream to film! What an amazing home and an incredible location. I hope you all enjoy this weeks episode! With Love, Bryce & Rasa
Bryce you are amazing..
Love you so much
Living Big In A Tiny House nicely done mate!
Looks absolutely stunning and idyllic
Is there a company you can recommend in southern California????
Bryce: That's a million dollar view.
Me: Looks at all the boats. That's the most accurate use of that saying ever.
Technically......... a half million dollar view.
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Lol! Yeah, yeah, I get it!! However, I live on a boat with my husband and we made sure that we chose a small marina and one where we can dock on the end where we aren’t SURROUNDED by a bunch of other boats cuz that’s even worse than living in a damn city to me!!! I don’t want to be sitting on my toilet and look out the porthole only to see somebody else staring back at me while they’re brushing their teeth in their head (bathroom!)!!!! SERIOUSLY!!! LOOK AT HOW CLOSE THOSE BOATS ARE!!! There’s absolutely NO privacy!!! Instead, where we are, on the end of our dock, there are 2 empty spaces between us and our closest neighbor and all open water on the other side. It’s PERFECT! I couldn’t do it like these people are all squished together like that!!! To me, it seems to defeat the entire purpose of living on a boat!
The view would've been much better in sunny days and at night.
Some converts to the Tiny Home movement probably had that one house that was their trigger - this is mine
Glad you found your home! :)
I'd love to live in that incredible transforming castle truck!
Though not actually tiny.
Right?!
hoping this was my husbands' :P thank you for yet another amazing video Bryce & Rasa!
I absolutely love how the host of this channel interviews everyone. Very polite, asks all the right questions, he has a calm, bright vibe! He seems to flow easily everywhere he goes. Great creative ideas too.
It’s scripted all of it.
@@griffinsmith3825 chill bro. not everything has to be bad. its a great channel, just let it be.
@@griffinsmith3825you must be fun at parties
@@griffinsmith3825 It is formatted, the script for each home is different, based on the home and owner(s).
I just want to see the house not the stories. Atleast tell the stories while showing us the poctures
I will be wasting my life if I don't build a tiny home for myself after watching so many wonderful videos on this channel.
I don't think there is a single video of a tiny home that I saw and didn't get at least a new clever space saving idea.
This channel is WAY better than almost any channel on the mainstream media.
Even rewatching some older videos is an incredible destressing experience.
Thank you for bringing us the lifestyles of the truly "rich" people.
Your video is such a breath of fresh air and comfort in the midst of all the chaos and drama happening in the world today.
I appreciate what you do so much. This channel also inspired me to have a Tiny home of my own. I am planning to have a tiny home art studio next year. Who knows? we might meet in person one day ;)
Would love to see that happen. My daughter wants a tiny and an attached art studio. Would love to see what the result of your vision!
Agreed.
I second that!!! Plus, I live on a boat too so I get tons of ideas from watching this channel!
We talk about the great job that Bryce and Rasa do with this channel but we gotta show our appreciation to the owners who share their homes. This was just an amazing video and wow to the owners, what a beautiful house
This is absolutely stunning! Love the colors, the space and even their choice of snacks! Gorgeous!
That's one power boss lady 💪
Venturing out to live one a boat house on her own she ain't messing around.
The dude seems so chill and loving. I bet he's hella funny when they're on their own :)
Absolutely lovely house! I'd love to live in one like this, maybe a tad smaller. Imagine having a full on office in that second bedroom 😍
Every part of this is true.
At $500k NZ , it is too rich for my budget. The weekly berth costs adds another $1000 a month to the overhead, before those luscious snacks! One can dream though, right?
@@kathekozlowski6578 Those view are killer but 312k USD is def a lot
I haven't been able to decide whether I'd rather live in a tiny home, converted bus, or a converted van - now I want to live in a house boat too! It's beautiful 😍 And the name is so cute!
Same here 😂😂😂
Where is the tiny flight house? 😄
But to comparison for the price that you willing to spend is totally different . People who want to live in tiny home becoz is affordable but half millions $$$, doesn’t sound affordable to me unless you millions of dollar monthly , this is just spare of room for you .
@@usriyeni2022 - Comparison: The $500,000 AUS converts to $358,000 US. The monthly berth costs of about $1,050 AUS would be $752 US. The purchase cost of my condo in Seattle was $412,000 (952sf) and the current association dues are $796 per month. My understanding is that a condo/apartment in Auckland that was similar in size and views to the houseboat would be at least $1,000,000 AUS plus weekly/monthly costs.
VickiLovesDoctorWho We each need three tiny homes in different locations!
Their quarantine musta been nice
Oh yeah! What a dream location.
This feels like a normal house even though it's on the water. It's adorable. I love that you don't have to climb to get into any of the bedrooms. I could totally do this if I ever decide to give up house living, lol. I also think the storage hatches are very clever. I think the tiny homes on land should utilize this feature. You could make a false bottom on the floor level to create them.
And to think that when I was a child, living in houseboats on the rivers near my home in the Pacific Northwest was the option for the poorer members of the community. As a kid, I always thought I'd rather live on the water rather than living in a big home on top of a hill. I guess me and my less wealthy neighbors were trend setters, 60 years early.
"He can hide all his ex-girlfriends down there." Ha ha! I love her sense of humor.
Plot twist 😂
he's more of a pet than a partner
LoL
A bit painful was it.
That was cringy AF
Finally there is loft area on which Byrce can stand and walk comfortably... Great job.. 😇
The lady is just so amazing! so aesthetic, so simple, so genuine, so clear -minded, so charming and hey...so accomplished! So inspiring!
The emerald water and nice cozy blue home over it, it's like Olivia and Ryan are living their dream..Loved the home tour and how fast we are nearing 4 million subscribers..so happy..keep rocking Living Big in a Tiny House team..😊😊😊👍👍👍
Thanks so much!
I really can't understand why so many of the people wrote about "the COUPLE "...this or that....in general not NICE WORDS...
Please try to be more respectful to
the NICE WORK of LIVING BIG IN A TINY HOUSE
@@livingbig Stunning house and awesome review! How smaller of the same 12x5 meter floating house base, should the liviable space be shortened, to be able to travel on the water, in it, with an equipped high power boat motor? And really, is there a hight restrictsion and floor restriction too? I've heard that the weiht restriction is 30 tonnes... :D
How many black hoodies do you own Bryce?
Bryce: Yes.
lol
From the looks of Bryce in this one, I'd say just one, a very gamey one. Maybe a hot shower and a change of clothes is in order? Still love the channel though.
Many people who like tiny houses also like the appeal of minimalism. And many minimalists do capsule wardrobes and neutrals to habe as many outfit combinations as possible. Idk if Bryce does because he‘s a minimalist but he might as well be one :D
Does it matter ????
Yes
i love how excited everyone in this video is
Stunning, stunning, stunning!!!!! Absolutely ....Gorgeous 🤙🏻
This house on water is pure perfection! I wouldn't change a single thing - the size, the layout, the decor, the placement - it's all perfect. Thank you so much for showing this beauty to us :)
I would change a little thing: cut a window into the kitchen door leading to the deck to get a better view in case the weather is too bad to enjoy the deck.
I'd flip the bedrooms and dining areas. I understand why they prefer the bedroom downstairs but I still prefer it upstairs and dining area downstairs. :3
Just voicing my niche here.
@@BlueMoonripple I agree! I want to see out of my bedroom window, and I can never do this because I can NOT afford 500,000! I thought tiny houses were to SAVE $$$$$. They are beautiful and so is their home though. And Bryce.... well we all know he's beautiful!!! Love him!
Love the tiny homes on water. I'll get the coffee on and sit down for this one. Looks gorgeous.
Absolutely! Enjoy your coffee and the video Andy! :)
The best thing is to jump right down in the water 😁 And have mallards having babies on the balcony.
My favorite part of your videos is the interview, when the owners sit down and talk about what is meaningful about their experience with their tiny home.
We have a houseboat in Sausalito and yes, just walking down the dock you always feel like you are on vacation. The dreams are incredible, and the motion so soothing. One does a lot of sitting in a houseboat bc life just moves around you. It's a great lifestyle; but I really got to miss trees. It's a priceless experience. I feel so lucky to have enjoyed it this lifetime.
Laguna Sausalito in Chile?? Estudie en la Santa Maria... Iba para alla a cada rato!!
@@salonso24 No, el Sausalito que está un poco al norte de San Francisco en Estados Unidos. Allí hay una pequeña comunidad de casas flotantes.
Funny enough, this is one of the 'first' videos in a tiny home where there is an echo and audio ambience to the space. So much larger than I thought it would be. Great video and a really cool concept.
Yup, it's definitely a lot larger than most homes we feature on the channel. Still nice and compact though with loads of clever design. Glad you enjoyed it!
yes! I was just scrolling down to see if someone else noticed it too. If you can hear reverberations/echoes, so it is not a tiny house. Plus it is 15x38 times 2 stories, total of +-1,100 ft ; not tiny house at all.
I've been waiting for a houseboat. It's a brilliant use of tiny living.
Absolutely! There's nothing like a home on the water.
There was another beautiful houseboat featured in an earlier episode. Definitely recommend checking it out if you haven't already seen it.
It's the best. Where we live we have the smallest house boat. There are huge house boats here.
Being able to look at that much sky is in itself worth so much in terms of peaceful feelings. But then you have the water and the city skyline. It’s just beautiful. I love what you’ve done with the boat and still so much more you can do in the future. Thank you for allowing us to see your little piece of heaven!
Holy smokes ! What a super float home. Love that in/out eating bar with the flip up window ! 👍👍
This tiny home speaks to my soul! I grew up in Puerto Vallarta, so the ocean is a big part of my life! I also love turtles!
I cant press like enough.. this home was brilliant!!!
I know - I wish there was a
This is absolutely the best tiny home that I have ever seen.
The house boat with the spacious sections of a home is no longer a tiny house! Absolutely beautiful inside and out. Truly amazing to view and live in! 💛
I love that this home pops right out of a sea of boats. And love the serene feeling plus that view looks like it came right out of a painting. Just watching this makes me feel relaxed.
It. sure does. It's wonderfully at home in the marina.
You felt relaxed by her view without the $260.00 weekly fee. Winning!
Everytime I feel I needed something calming and relaxing I head to your channel. This episode has a positive vibes. You're amazing.
Omg she’s so determined and smart and he’s just looking at her like an obedient dog. With respect. (Not saying I wouldn’t in his situation) 😄😘
She's a nurse. She's gold.
She did a great job in creating an incredibly beautiful home!
I can't believe it's a house boat looking at the interior!!! Amazing!
For sure. Inside you'd have no idea. Such a wonderful and spacious design.
In a time of zombie apocalypse, this couple will be there vibing on the open oceans.
It's a wonderful and creative use of money if you have it...to live the life you want.
That is why this channel is so popular...we get to live dreams through others actually fulfilling theirs.
Thank you Bryce and Rasa
Fish in the fish tank: I feel like we're 'almost' home.
Hopefully they don't get seasick..😲
@@HolgerJakobs hah
It is kindda sad to see fish trapped in a little glass box, specially so close to the sea. Humans have a tendency to confine animals, birds, fish for selfish reasons.
@@doyelsengupta7298 agreed
@@HolgerJakobs no, since the water always levels itself out :)
I love how Bryce takes time to read and reply to some of the comments. This floating home is heaven I'm looking forward for more videos like this. ❤️
I like how the lady is the driving force and her partner is just they're for a ride great house great couple 👌
This is a literal dream. You're not sacrificing anything. It's a big two story house boat WITH washer AND dryer?! I want to live there!!!!!!!!
Such a beautiful house...
Bryce, you guys should check out the houseboats (these are used for tourism, though) in Alleppey, Kerala, India...when it's safe to travel, of course.
We would love to! I've always wanted to visit India.
I just googled and they certainly have a wow factor!!
Do a whole series! Would love to see some houseboat lifestyles. Never thought about it before.
@@livingbig You will also find number of houseboats also called a 'shikara' in Jammu and Kashmir. They are beautiful❤
@@livingbig please do visit once..it will be our pleasure 😁
Beautiful shots of Auckland at the end. Oh to be in a covid free country right now.
This is neither tiny nor affordable, but it sure is nice.
For Auckland New Zealand that is very affordable. A house with that view would cost a ridiculous amount
@@scottperkins2605 maybe she just meant its not cheap haha
@@scottperkins2605 still not cheap. I Mean i defently think its good value for the money and understand why its worth it. But I wouldnt call it cheap when you have to take out a such a loan. But money spend good if you have to
Affordable means different things to different people. Even regular homes that are considered affordable for some are not for others. What others consider tiny, someone else might not. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but these are things that are not a “one size fits all.” My place is 1500 square feet, which might be considered small for some, but it’s a perfect space for my bf and I. A 3,000 square foot house feels huge to me, and I grew up in a house that was roughly 8,000 square feet. “Tiny” to me is anything less than 700 square feet. “Tiny” to you might be anything less than 400 square feet, and so on.
@@ladystardust9707 thanks captain obvious
Literally the best tiny house for entertaining I've ever seen! Imagine going to dinner parties over there.
This is the best on the water home I have seen. It has everything you need and you can take it with you when you move. Now I just have to convince the wife to build one and move to New Zealand. Thank you Rasa, Bryce, Olivia and Ryan for sharing your home.
is it just me, or does the partner look like he's hearing her say all these things about the house for the first time lmao
lovely space!
Could be true. However, he probably felt a bit awkward because he had nothing to add since he didn’t contribute to the building of the house.
You could barely keep him quiet lol... 😂 I think I know who the boss lady is. The houseboat is amazing tho.
He is so lucky to land this lady with this fabulous boat,it is probably the first time he ever really listen to her on how it was built.
Yea, he came in late. And we know who wears the pants there. LOL
How about he has some manners and is respectful to her ????? WHY is it that people ALWAYS ALWAYS have something negative to say .....and so WHAT if he is hearing it for the first time???? was he not living on a yacht???? Which is parked right next to the house????? he could probably share some things on there that she doesn't Know..... goodness grief ... life it just too short ..
I live aboard my sailboat for 12 yrs. Kids never had a crib but a bunk. What was nice we got to sail in the ocean and then puget sounds . Wonderful memories. This home is so upscale to what I lived on. Even lived anchored out in the bay off the grid. Special times. Love this floating home. But the sailboat u can move it and sail. Special
This houseboat is AMAZING! It certainly does NOT feel small! Love all the storage in the floor, and love that the bedrooms are on the first floor where that storage can be taken advantage of. Really well thought out! Love it!
I was actually sad that there wasn't a video yesterday, i thought that i'll have to wait till next week!!
Really excited to watch it!! THANKS!
Yeah, sorry! This one took a little longer to edit than usual.
@@livingbig Great editing though!! So in love with your videos!!
I really love this channel. So wholesome.
Thanks Sim!
Tiny homes were a dream but a floating tiny home is heaven! 🗽
you can tell by the way the dude gazes at his girl that he's so in love with her.
Whoa!! This takes my tiny house dreams to another spectrum altogether!!
In our language and slang, we would say
“Vera Level” !! Amazing work Bryce and Rasa!!
So glad you enjoyed the video!
I love, love, love this one Bryce. Such a simple and peaceful way to live. Thanks for sharing this beautiful home. (sighs) one day....
Wow! She hardly let that poor guy talk! I wish I had started counting how many times she said...’yeah so’!
Bryce gives the best interviews! Also, I am now obsessed with a house boat!
Wow, I'm a land dweller but this is amazing! So much headroom for tall people.Beautiful!
It's bigger than my house! And so beautiful!.... Does that mean I'm part of the tiny house movement? 😂 I hadn't thought about it🤣
It's nice to see regular people living a nice life in a beautiful home.
You say a simple life is a good life. So true. When it's also a stunningly beautiful life, even better.
Finally! I’ve always wanted to live on a house boat!💐🌺🌸🥰So happy that you’re able to do so!🌊🐬🧜🏼♀️🥳🤗
did anyone else notice this fish jumping at 4:06 ? life on a house boat, I'd be fishing every day !
Had to go back and look! There it is! Lol. I have always thought I'd love to live on a houseboat. This one doesnt have the cozy ambience I enjoy, but it's good that there is something for everyone. I like smaller and closer spaces, but this is great for those who feel the need for more room and something more like a normal space. That's got to be the priciest "tiny" home I think I've ever seen... but then it isn't really "tiny." Glad you are including options for everyone- from on-land submarines to tree houses to boathouses!
I saw the fish jump too. So glad you commented, I thought I was seeing things, lol
I don’t know about fishing in a marina... spilled gas, leaking whatever from other boats docked there where the owners might not service them often.
Wow! She's absolutely beautiful. But Gracious! There's a Massive amount of Real estate on her cabin top to install an amazing solar systm. They would be able to harness all the power they'd ever need and save on their ele costs. Best part is there's no mast therefore, no shading. Same with a rain catchment system area.
Imho, they really only lack/could do with a grill on the deck just off the galley. Perfection!
I'm presuming because she's only been in it a short time, she's not addressed these other things. That and the fact that she's already put a crap-tonne of $$$$$$ into her home thus far. This was delightful! Thanks Bryce!
Btw:
Any chance you can hook back up with them in the future? It'd be nice to see what changes/refits are done.
♥️👍🤗😃
I love the bar/ window thing. At first i thought they were going to skip over it but then they brought it up when they went outside. It's beautiful!
This houseboat is beautiful. The teak wood is gorgeous!
One of the most beautiful tiny houses I’ve seen on this channel. And so unique! Congratulations to the owners, such a dream 💙 Thank you, Bryce and Rasa, for your excellent content as always ✌🏽
Great house I love it, but what struck me was the handshakes. I haven't seen that in a while.
Olivia is so well spoken, what a beautiful beautiful home
Great video, Bryce & Rasa. What an incredible Blue Turtle houseboat! Well designed & practical. Just sit back and relax. Very nice. Thank you, Bryce, for finding another unique & beautiful home. Kudos. Blessings
An absolutely LOVELY home in a incredible location! Thank you for showing this home. It is quite inspiring. 💙🦋
No tiny
No cheap
No sustainable
No affordable
But good work
They have the right to spend their money.
I cant wait another videos! Fantastic home, not so tiny but amazing. People make house a home and interesting people make boat house a home!
11:57 great book choice! The Jack Reacher Series is one of my favorites!!!
It’s really tasteful. She said she was inspired by what she saw on Victoria Island, but I think she meant Vancouver Island. Victoria is a city on Vancouver Island.
And Victoria Island Canada is much much closer to the North Pole.
She had me at blue turtle! What a dream come true. I'm sure many people will be inspired by her amazing boat house / happy boat!
I love this one! And I love how polite the presenter is!
This is my dream. It is not a tiny house, but for me it is the best home Bryce has featured.
Glad you enjoyed it Wilma!
@@livingbig I really did, but of, course my heart and head are glued to your tiny house channel. 😎
What a beautiful home. I live in Victoria, British Columbia just down the street from Fishermans Wharf and I love going there. The houses are so cute and eclectic. I love being near the ocean and being across from the Ogden Point Breakwater means I am right across the street and I can go sit at the ocean whenever I like. I love the views from your home. ❤️❤️❤️
Marina / houseboat living is so nice ... the ever changing views, the gentle rocking -> so spectacular yet bucolic.
just wow... the boat builder should also take a bow...
I think this is my very favorite of all the houses you've shown. I coud see this house on land - maybe in the mountains overlooking a lake below just as beautifully as its being a houseboat. I'll probably dream about this house tonight. Diane in NC
Such a gorgeous floating home , loved everything about it 💖
the way he looks at her when she’s speaking 🥺
I know
I live in Vancouver BC and we love our floating homes. This is an amazingly beautiful houseboat. Everything is perfectly designed and planned.
This home just makes me so Happy! It’s so beautiful and peaceful and the layout is perfect! One of the Bigger Tiny houses for sure, but Wow, if you can do it, why not!
Me: Hey more British Columbia.
Them: Ha!
Yes more houseboats all over.
Best boat house so far. Beautiful.....lovely couple and spectacular views....
Boyfriend is SOOOOOO UNCOMFORTABLE RN lol. Feels like she asked him to do this way tooo early in the relationship. Run ruuuuuunnnnnnnn
This home is really nice, and seems more spacious than the homes we've seen on land. It's awesome, I wished could have a home like that! :)
Had to correct: It's Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city.
Kaizer Longshanks This made me chuckle also. I can see where people get confused though! 😅😅
I was wondering if that was a slip of the tongue..
As a Canadian and British Columbian I thought to do the same thing
@@wendybwoo77 As a Victorian... ditto :)
Thank you, was about to comment the exact same thing. Lol. Funny how many people get this wrong.
Literally a million dollar views with all those expensive boats!!! I love it
what a beautiful home and wonderful location.. this just took my breath away, literally.. they are so lucky.
Awesome to see a change in the design and ideas in your current area we miss you here in the states.
We have missed our US travels this year too!
When I watch this, it is important to keep in mind the $12 house that Bryce showcased many years ago. There is such a wide variety of tiny houses. There is literally no wrong way to do it.
Okay, this is my dream home. Much better than an RV or tiny house. The idea of living on the water and those views are what I love the most. I would be out on the deck every morning with my coffee. The openness and comfort of that space is fabulous. Simply furnished with no clutter or finding a place for everything.
This is the life of paradise living. I love this boat house. This is truly heaven.